Teaching and Learning Centre

Communication

Connect with your students using announcements, email, discussions, groups, and other Brightspace communication tools.

Create a Discussion

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Add a Discussion to Course Content

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View, Post and Reply to threads in Discussions

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Create a Journal


View and Restore Deleted Discussion Posts

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Send an Email

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Create and Edit Announcements

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Copy, Delete and Restore Announcements

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Pin and Unpin Announcements to the Top

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Send Instant Messages

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Create Groups

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Create a Group Assignment

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Create a Group Discussion

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Enroll Students in Groups

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How to Save the Class List as an Excel File

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Create a Survey

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TLC has been so helpful this summer when I have been "stuck." It has been so reassuring to have someone double-check and get me on the right track.

I was one of the first group of instructors to teach online at UFV, following in the footsteps of early adopters Wendy Burton and Patrick Murphy (both now retired). I have loved teaching online and have been through several changes in learning management systems. Using Blackboard had become second nature, and I had learned some of the tricks to make my online teaching life easier.

When Brightspace was launched for the Summer 2025 term, I quickly mastered the basics with the help of the TLC Brightspace tutorials. As with Blackboard, working with small group discussions, assessment tools, and grades is a bit trickier! Whenever I felt on shaky ground, TLC was happy to help me out. This made the change to Brightspace a lot less stressful overall.

  • – Elizabeth Dennis
  •    Instructor

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